self search​make it about a personal journey

​The Data Deity reigns, no doubt. This includes everything needed to transmit the Data through Virtual Reality to the desktops of our Divine Devices, and more importantly, to the desktops at Corporate Cathedrals. It is well known that those within Corporate Cathedrals have the blessed vision to know and create what we will need and what we will desire, and work hard to make sure we are fulfilled by our purchases. A supreme example is the Archangel Amazon which delivers our answered prayers within two days (for a small tithing, of course), and will soon be feeding the masses with Whole Foods inspiration. And I should mention that our Gospel Government plays a key role in collecting and coding Data Deity. Where would we be without the Geeks and their ability to translate Data Deity to bits? Yet with all of this support, I still find myself questioning and often times confused.

As usual, my obsession is using technology as an overlay for personal exploration. So first, let’s look at Techopedia’s definition for bit (Binary Digit). “A bit is the smallest unit of information in a computer. An individual bit has a value of either 0 or 1, which is generally used to store data and implement instructions in groups of bytes.” The definition continues, “The values 0 and 1 also may be inferred as logical values, like yes/no or true/false, or activation states, such as on/off.”

The idea of values is where I start to get unsettled, although I have not lost my faith. I know I’m a part of Data Deity, as many are. I’ve given my credit card data to the Archangel Amazon and numerous Corporate Cathedrals, as well as automatic withdrawal accounts for many sacred entities. Of course, our Gospel Government has all my data – almost. None of them have the data regarding my core values – what inspires, defines and fulfills me. Now don’t misunderstand me; I’m joyous when a package from Amazon arrives. But my core values are not necessarily logical, nor do they fit into a yes/no or true/false framework, although they are “on” most of the time.

In considering further, I could just simplify my values and siphon them into yes/no or right/wrong. It seems that is what profiteering, sorry - typo, I mean prophesying politicians do. It appears simple, an up/down, yes/no vote. However, I sense the valued issues they are voting on are much more complex, much more than a 0 or 1. I sense, too, that I am not the only one with skewed values that expand beyond the code designations. This topic is getting much too complex and needs, not more data, but a bit more deliberation.​The SEARCH and deliberation are on. Join me, XO.

SELF Search

We access the computer more readily than we do ourselves. LOG OFFis primarily about examining personal, authentic thoughts, ideas, and emotions - something a search engine can't do. This is what I'm exploring in the SELF Search Blog. Join me.